One of the favourite products of traditional Spanish pastries is the Mallorcan ensaimada, for its sponginess, sweetness and lightness, present in breakfasts, desserts or snacks.
So much so that in 2022 around 4.2 million ensaimadas were consumed in Spain, according to data from the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA).
Existen varias teorías de su origen, algunos historiadores apuntan que se originó en la Antigua Grecia, otros mencionan que proviene de la cultura judía e incluso otros sugieren que podría tener influencias árabes.
There are several theories of its origin, some historians suggest that it originated in Ancient Greece, others mention that it comes from Jewish culture and even others suggest that it could have Arab influences.
The word ensaimada comes from the Catalan word saïm which means lard, one of the main ingredients of this sweet. The traditional preparation includes flour, water, sugar, eggs, yeast and lard. The dough is rolled into a spiral, which gives it its characteristic shape, baked and sprinkled with icing sugar.
Although they are typical of Mallorca, they are consumed throughout the whole national territory and are also appreciated internationally. This pastry has been evolving and one of its great moments was adding filling. Currently, there are very varied versions of fillings, from those filled with candied spaghetti squash, chocolate, cream, apricot or figs to those filled with sobrasada, depending on the time of year. However, the most popular are the classic ones.
To prepare this traditional sweet, we have different softeners and preservatives so that they remain fresh, juicy and tender for longer. We also offer a wide range of pastry creams, including those made for cold-processed, hot- processed, ready-to-use creams resistant to baking and creams ready for application after baking.
At Llopartec we are specialists in all types of pastry mixes, improvers and tenderizers with the aim of providing maximum quality and customization in each of the food solutions that we provide to our clients.